Definition of expiratory in English:
expiratory
adjective ɛksˈpʌɪrət(ə)riɪkˈspaɪrəˌtɔri
Relating to the exhalation of air from the lungs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although there was slight expiratory wheezing over both lungs, he was not coughing or visibly short of breath.
- The increase in the utilization of inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes with exercise facilitates airway clearance.
- In response to a delay in the opening of the expiratory valve, 45 patients increased the duration of neural expiratory time.
- There are no recent published reference ranges available for inspiratory or expiratory airway resistance.
- Dynamic lung volumes and expiratory flow were measured using incentive animation software.
Definition of expiratory in US English:
expiratory
adjectiveɪkˈspaɪrəˌtɔriikˈspīrəˌtôrē
Relating to the exhalation of air from the lungs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The increase in the utilization of inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes with exercise facilitates airway clearance.
- Dynamic lung volumes and expiratory flow were measured using incentive animation software.
- There are no recent published reference ranges available for inspiratory or expiratory airway resistance.
- In response to a delay in the opening of the expiratory valve, 45 patients increased the duration of neural expiratory time.
- Although there was slight expiratory wheezing over both lungs, he was not coughing or visibly short of breath.